Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooneyis an English professional footballer who plays for and captains both Manchester United and the England national team. He has played much of his career as a forward, but he has also been used in various midfield roles...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth24 October 1985
CityCroxteth, England
definitely football hate losing love people playing time
I love playing football but I think I am like everyone else, I hate losing and love winning. And if the time comes when I am not disappointed when things are definitely not going right, then that's when people should worry.
chelsea knew result three
We knew the Chelsea result before the game, and we knew what we had to do and get the three points.
honestly penalty
I play the game as honestly as I can. If the referee gives a penalty there is nothing you can do.
certain
Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.
games happen older
As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.
anywhere brilliant near nobody remember saying
He was brilliant for Argentina. I remember at half-time everyone was saying that nobody could get anywhere near him. He was fantastic.
ball good great leader players strike whoever
He scored a great goal, not many players can strike the ball like that but he is one of them. He's our captain, our leader and a great player, but whoever comes in to will do a good job.
bit catch chelsea close drop few kick points winning
Hopefully, we can kick on and keep winning games. Hopefully, Chelsea will drop a few points and we can get close to them or even catch them. And with a bit of luck, we could end up overtaking them.
fierce great man passion
He is a fierce man because he's got that great passion to win.
answer performance today
Look at my performance out there today and you can answer that yourself.
determined few goals missing nice sitting stands win
I was really disappointed sitting in the stands (against Austria). It's not nice missing any game, that's why I'm determined to win and get a few goals on Wednesday.
decides england flexible losing system team winning
Winning and losing is about more than the system. If the system is flexible as it is in the England team I don't think it is the system that decides the game.
awareness great honor improved player row team twice win
To win it twice in a row is a great honor for me. I think as the team has progressed, my awareness has improved and I'm a better player for it.
bigger chances happy margin taken won
We could have scored more - we should have. We should have taken a lot more of our chances and won by a bigger margin but I'm happy to get the two goals.